to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
conviction; belief; confidence
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
land near a castle; castle town
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
tenth day of the month; ten days
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
decapitation; decapitated head
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove